The Renaissance Zone

well, Annie did post an update on the high def DVD work though it turns out to be more about how much the current situation is affecting her.

Tom Ozric wrote: She does seem worried with all of this crap going on. She still cute though !!

I guess she is in Pennsylvania, which is still in a Covid hot-spot.
I can’t help but think of how ‘foxy’ she looked on the Time-Line cover 🤣.
Still, she has a lot of exciting Renaissance work on her plate and the current situation isn't helping her any.
I could still talk to her for hours, only problem is that I’d be staring at her, wide-eyed and with gaping mouth, but completely silent, as I’d be thinking about all the amazing songs she has sung (Ocean Gypsy, Ashes are Burning, Black Flame, Mother Russia.........so many)   I wish her well - as she said “ we’ll get through this “. Bless your heart and soul, Annie Haslam.

Edited by Tom Ozric - May 01 2020 at 23:36

rogerthat wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: I guess she is in Pennsylvania, which is still in a Covid hot-spot. I can’t help but think of how ‘foxy’ she looked on the Time-Line cover 🤣. Still, she has a lot of exciting Renaissance work on her plate and the current situation isn't helping her any. I could still talk to her for hours, only problem is that I’d be staring at her, wide-eyed and with gaping mouth, but completely silent, as I’d be thinking about all the amazing songs she has sung (Ocean Gypsy, Ashes are Burning, Black Flame, Mother Russia.........so many)   I wish her well - as she said “ we’ll get through this “. Bless your heart and soul, Annie Haslam. This is actually what happened to me in my Skype chat with her.  I had a long list of questions to ask but then I saw her on the screen and was paralysed by awe. But she knows how to chat up people and eventually our convo lasted an hour.

She’s a gem. What we hear on record from Roy Wood, he seems like a tripper, but he was expanding musical horizons.   This stuff is ‘normal’ to them. As humans., we are all very different, with differing ideals. I LOVE what Annie does, and i love what the band creates

Edited by Tom Ozric - May 02 2020 at 12:13

I'm not part of the "Renaissance fan core group" here, but I love them, and hadn't indeed heard of that Carol of Harvest one. Pretty good association in my opinion. I like it a lot, though it's not quite up there with Renaissance classics, the voice a bit thinner (though still good), the instrumentation a bit less balanced and elegant (though good in its own way, some raw power there), the composition a bit less intricate (though still good, and Renaissance wasn't always at a standard clearly higher than this). Thanks for posting!

Oh dear, Bless Annie and Co. I just watched my DVD-R of the Renaissance Park West gig from 1983, with a very young Gavin Harrison drumming ! Really great performance, typically into the 80’s ‘requirements’ (appearance, track-list, medley od old material....). It really brought tears to my eyes, of joy that is. They still had it in them. Jon Camp must be as good on bass as Chris Squire. Correct me if I’m wrong.....

kenethlevine wrote: Not Renaissance, but I was thinking about this song and thought how a Renaissance fan might like it, and might not have heard it.

Hrychu wrote: Jon Camp's one of my favorite bass players of all time.

Yes, he’s pretty amazing.

Interview with Peter Pardo (Sea of Tranquility)

Roger Dean and Annie Haslam in a chat.